CHM Revolution

Photographer

Richards, Mark

Dimensions

1/4 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.

Manufacturer

Sabre Holdings

Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy Allen

Copyright Owner

© Mark Richards

Location

United States

Keywords

IBM; Real time; Reservation; Airline; Ephemera

Object ID

102638306

IBM developed the SABRE reservation system for American Airlines thanks to a chance encounter between the airline president and an IBM salesman on a commercial flight in 1953. Running on dual 7090 mainframes, SABRE was inspired by IBM’s work on the SAGE air-defense system.